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MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY NEWS
Manufacturing Technology News
Manufacturing techniques such as 3D printing are revolutionising the way we produce things. Automation continues from the first to the second machine age to transform the way we work. This department tracks the development of manufacturing technology and the impact it is having on our economy and society.
These insect-inspired robots are faster and cheaper to make thanks to to ‘flexoskeletons”
Engineers have developed a new method that doesn’t require any special equipment and works in just minutes to create soft, flexible, 3D-printed robots. The structures were inspired by insect exoskeletons, which have both soft and rigid parts — the researchers called their creations ‘flexoskeletons.’
Ingestible capsule can be controlled wirelessly
Electronic pill can relay diagnostic information or release drugs in response to smartphone commands.
Researchers create first sensor package that can ride aboard bees
Researchers at the University of Washington have created a sensor package that is small enough to ride aboard a bumblebee.
3D-Printed Robot Hand ‘Plays’ the Piano
Scientists have developed a 3D-printed robotic hand which can play simple musical phrases on the piano by just moving its wrist.
How we can shrink objects
A team at MIT have found a way to shrink objects using implosion fabrication. This could be implemented in so many areas across technology fields. We give you a survey of this cutting edge technique.
3D-printed lithium-ion batteries
researchers have developed a new method to 3D print lithium-ion batteries in virtually any shape.
Researchers quickly harvest 2-D materials, bringing them closer to commercialization
Efficient method for making single-atom-thick, wafer-scale materials opens up opportunities in flexible electronics.
Researchers develop 3D printed objects that can track and store how they are used
Engineers have developed 3D printed devices that can track and store their own use — without using batteries or electronics. Instead, this system uses a method called backscatter, through which a device can share information by reflecting signals that have been transmitted to it with an antenna.
BCP collaborates with the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre on reconfigurable floor structure
Working in conjunction with the University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) with Boeing, BCP (Bespoke Composite Panels) have manufactured a reconfigurable floor structure used to mount various robots and machinery.
